Old #22

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 19, 2013119 views3 comments

I finally found this buck (which I call #22 from a count of likely points) in the open so that I could get some photos without chaos in the BG. After I shot a number of images, I decided that right out in the open was kind of dull, so I moved to a position which I thought yielded a better image. Although he's in the open, I managed to place some vegetation to make it look like he was at the edge of some. I thought it was more interesting compositionally. I mostly made minor adjustments to exposure, contrast, highlights, etc. Nothing too major but enough to improve the photo relative to what I saw. Should have reduced the ISO as I had plenty of light at this time. Your comments and critiques are welcomed.

Tech Info

Canon EOS 60D with EF 70-200mm f/4L at 200mm
1/1250th @ f/4 and ISO 1600
tripod
Lightroom 5

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 19, 2013 at 8:02 AM

That is one nice buck. Nice capture. I would try a tighter crop if you have the pixels.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 19, 2013 at 10:01 AM

He is a dandy. Did he allow you to move around for other views?

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on December 19, 2013 at 5:10 PM

Lon, One of the rules of the nature preserve is to stay on the trails. I follow the rules religiously and most others do as well. I think that's one of the reasons so many of the deer are approachable. So I had to stay on the linear trail and I found I could get this POV just by moving down the trail. Going the other direction wouldn't have worked. But in answer to your question, I think I could have gotten another angle off the trail as long as I didn't approach closer.

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